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Patchwork bedcover

Person / Body: Jones, Miss Jennie A.

Crazy patchwork bedcover of silk and velvet made up in nine squares, with maroon border decorated with ribbon rose buds and embroidery. Wine coloured silk lining. Various embroidered motifs on patches. Made in 1884 by Miss Jennie A. Jones, a Welsh-American from Chicago. The bedcover supposedly won first prize at the Chicago Exhibition of 1884.

Patchwork coverlet, dated 1884
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

38.768

Creation/Production

Jones, Miss Jennie A.
Role: quilter
Date: 1884

Acquisition

Donation

Measurements

width (cm):171
length (cm):171

Techniques

patchwork
embroidery

Material

silk (fabric)
velvet

Location

In store
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Patchwork coverlet, dated 1884
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
  • Patchwork coverlet, dated 1884